Los Angeles Airways
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| Los Angeles Airways | ||
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| Founded | ||
| Ceased operations | 1971 | |
| Hubs | Los Angeles, CA | |
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| Destinations | Disneyland, Los Angeles area airports | |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA | |
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Los Angeles Airways (LAA) was a helicopter airline that was based in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Airways offered services to area airports as well as Disneyland[1] from Los Angeles International Airport. LAA is noted for several first including The first regularly scheduled helicopter mail service on October 1, 1947 [2] In addition LAA was the first civil operator of the Sikorsky S-61[3] introducing them on March 1, 1962 for a purchased price of $650,000 each. [4]
Los Angeles Airways ceased operations in 1971 after being purchased by Golden West Airlines. [5]
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[edit] Aircraft Operated
[edit] Accidents
- On May 22, 1968 Los Angeles Airways Flight 841 crashed in Paramount, California resulting in the loss of 23 lives. The accident aircraft, N303Y, serial number 61060, was a Sikorsky S-61L. [6]
- On August 14, 1968 Los Angeles Airways Flight 417 crashed in Compton, California resulting in the loss of 21 lives. The accident aircraft, N300Y, serial number 61031, was the prototype of the Sikorsky S-61L. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ Freeman, Paul. "Disneyland Heliport, Anaheim, CA", Abandoned and Little Known Airfields.
- ^ Airmail and the Growth of the Airlines
- ^ Sikorsky S-61N
- ^ "The Self-Supporting Helicopter" Time Magazine December 26, 1960
- ^ Ed Coates Collection
- ^ a b [http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?ev_id=13185&key=0 NTSB Identification: DCA68A00061969
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